RAID, Samba

[Raz1r]

I am happily running OpenSuSe 10.2 and I got to put some use to an old computer my Dad gave me. I'm using it as a CS 1.6 server right now.

System Specs:

• AMD 750mhz Processor
• 512mb RAM
• G400 Maxtor Dual-Head Video card

He also gave me 3x 40 GB Maxtor drives to go along with the 10 Gb that is already in the PC right now. He said that I need a RAID card to use them all in the one PC though. So I read up a little bit on this RAID thing and I think I want to do a RAID 0 but I want a recommendation from a Linux user to make sure it will work in my Computer. I plan to spend $10-$20 on the card.

Also, I am having a little trouble finding a program with a GUI to make an FTP server. I don't need a domain for an FTP site do I? (I am behind a router so I configured portforwarding for ports 20 and 21, and I am behind a firewall so I should make it a Passive FTP site right?

I can't get Samba working either. Could someone give me a link for a tut on how to do it in Suse 10.2?

I would appreciate any help with this.

[gogalthorp]

From all reports it is better to use software RAID

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-RAID-HOWTO.html

And normally you can support up to 4 drives from most motherboard. Personally I'd junk the 10 gig intall the 3 40 gig and that leaves an IDE connector for a CD or DVD. Otherwise you will need an additional IDE control card.

[Raz1r]

It says in the guide to only use one IDE bus per drive. If the drives get slaved they will lose performance evidently. If I buy a card I will have two extra buses. Off the mobo I can use both IDE buses for DVD/IDE and IDE then use the card for the 2 other drives. I don't want to ditch the 10gig drive because I have a lot of stuff on there I need. Are you saying that my mobo (made in like 1999) should support all four drives without a loss in performance?

[gogalthorp]

Should work an additional IDE channel or two should solve the problem.

[Raz1r]

Thanks for your help. Do you have any suggestions on what brand is good?